Mazur (LKT)
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Mazurka (LKT)
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Megillah
Lit. Scroll. Name given to the biblical Book of Esther, one of the five scrolls.
Mekhutenim-tants
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Menagen
The word 'menagen' (menágn in Yiddish accent) comes from the verb 'nagen,' which in the hasidic writings and in oral tradition means singing (and not playing an instrument, which is its usual Hebrew meaning). The terms 'Menagen,' 'Ba'al Menagen,' as well as the less common 'Ba'al Negina,' signify a…
Meshoyrer
Pl. Meshoyrerim. Apprentice to the Hazzan, or Synagogue choirboy.
Mezinke (LKT)
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Minhah
Minha Service
The Minha service is held at twilight and is one of the three daily services of the Jewish liturgy. It is commonly thought that the term Minha came from Kings 1 18:36 where it is written that Elijah prayed during the time of the Minha, a sacrifice of grains (wheat and barley, rather…
Minuet (LKT)
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Mitsve Tants
The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance. It is performed today as the final ceremony of a Hassidic wedding, after the feast. Male members of the two families are invited to dance in turn with the bride. When a Hassidic rebbe is present, he is invited…
Mitsve-tants (LKT)
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Mitsve-tentsl (LKT)
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